It's not time to slow down but to accelerate! The recent AI-powered cyberattacks have everyone talking about the risks of AI. We should. But let's not lose sight of the bigger picture! If we work hard at it, AI will make the world safer, not less safe, just as most major technologies have. We've already seen a glimpse of that: we defended ourselves with AI (more specifically an open model). The same systems that helped stop an AI-powered cyberattack can now help defend against millions of cyberattacks every day, while helping us identify and fix vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them. To get there, we need three things in my opinion: - Increase transparency with mandatory trace sharing and incident disclosure for agent cyber-attacks - Keep AI-powered cyberattacks illegal, with meaningful penalties to disincentivize them - Equip defenders with the best AI, especially open models, to reduce the asymmetry of capabilities between attackers and defenders If we get those three things right, AI won't just create new cybersecurity challenges, it will make cybersecurity fundamentally and meaningfully stronger. And that's before considering AI's impact on science, healthcare, education, productivity, and much more. It's not time to slow down but to accelerate!